North Carolina Legislators Consider Vetoes, Constitution Changes as Work Session Winds Down
The North Carolina General Assembly raced Wednesday to advance legislation before completing its chief working session for the year
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North Carolina Senate Gives Initial Approval to Legalizing Medical Marijuana
Written by MAKIYA SEMINERA North Carolina got a step closer to legalizing medical marijuana on...
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North Carolina Legislature Likely Heading Home Soon for a ‘Little Cooling Off’ Over Budget
With each legislative chamber uninterested in hearing the other’s spending proposal, North Carolina lawmakers look ready to go on hiatus.
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North Carolina House Budget Gets Initial OK as Senate Unveils Stripped-Down Plan
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON A North Carolina budget-adjustment measure penned by House...
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With Spending Talks Idling, North Carolina House to Advance Its Own Budget Proposal
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON While spending talks idle between Republicans in the North...
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North Carolina GOP Lawmakers Agree to Add a Health Exemption to a Bill That Limits Masking
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina struck a compromise on a bill that now maintains a health exemption for masking in public while preventing the use of masks during criminal activity.
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North Carolina Lawmakers Push Bill to Ban Most Public Mask Wearing, Citing Crime
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing to repeal a pandemic-era law allowing the wearing of masks in public for health reasons.
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“Raise the Age” Juvenile Justice Reforms Altered by North Carolina Senate
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON More youths accused of serious crimes in North Carolina would be...
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North Carolina Bill Compelling Sheriffs to Aid ICE Advances as First Major Bill This Year
A bill to make North Carolina sheriffs comply with requests to pick up jail inmates potentially in the country illegally is progressing.
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The Candidate Filing Period Is Closed For 2024 Elections. Who’s Running in Orange County?
The filing period is now underway for candidates running for office in the 2024 elections. Here’s a list of who’s running in Orange County.
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